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Numbers Game: Heat 104, Thunder 98 (Game 5)

16-0: The Heat run to get back in the game. This, surprisingly, had a lot to do with Norris Cole, who went back to his flat-top fade and played as if at Cleveland State. His energy changed the game. Eight points in under eight minutes. Credit to him for staying ready.

43: Points for Russell Westbrook, on 20-of-32 shots. We’ve seen only one performance like this against the Heat this season. That was another point guard, Rajon Rondo, in the last round. Westbrook was 7-of-9 in the fourth. He never stopped.

1: The number of rebounds by which LeBron James missed a triple-double. Not that anyone will care. What mattered more was the way he shook off cramps to splash a three, to put the Heat ahead. Miami would not trail again, even with James sitting the final 55.5 seconds.

9-of-12: Mario Chalmers after starting 0-for-3, extending his errant run to 2-of-18 over two-plus games. But there was Chalmers asking Dwyane Wade for the ball out of the timeout, weaving through the defense and making a layup. Then he made two free throws.

12-6: The scoring between Chalmers and Kevin Durant in the fourth quarter.

2-of-10: James Harden struggled again. That’s three of four games. That’s too many for OKC.

20: Minutes for James Jones, who is getting the second half time, after Erik Spoelstra shelves Mike Miller.

“I just don’t understand why we start out the first quarter the way we did, with the lineup that we had, and all of a sudden we change and adjust to what they had going on. So they won the last three quarters, that’s what happened.” — Kendrick Perkins.

“No, I didn’t fight him. I caught the cramps the one time, and tried to get some liquids in me, get rehydrated and went back in, and it happened again at that point. I knew I probably wasn’t going to be able to finish the game.” — James on Erik Spoelstra’s decision to pull him again with 55.5 seconds left.

“I’ll be ready for Game 5, and hopefully I can stay hydrated where it doesn’t happen again.” — James.

“I took that as a little sign of disrespect.” — Mario Chalmers on Kevin Durant guarding him.

“He actually thinks he’s the best player on this team, and that’s a gift and a curse. But tonight it was a gift for us because he never gets down on himself.” — Dwyane Wade on Chalmers.

“Let me get this straight. What you guys say doesn’t make me sad, doesn’t make me happy.” — Russell Westbrook to the media.